Breton reference
Breton idioms and expressions
These fixed expressions are listed with their sourced English glosses. Usage notes are included where the source data records them. Each source is shown beside its entry.
evel-just
of course, naturally
fixed adverbial idiom; do not lenite
Source: Kervarker: evel-just (data/content/breton/idioms.json#evel-just)
kavout a ra din
I think, it seems to me
formulaic opinion-marker
Source: Kervarker: kavout (data/content/breton/idioms.json#kavout a ra din)
war-c'horre
above, on top
Source: devri: war-c'horre (data/content/breton/idioms.json#war-c'horre)
a-dreuz
across, through
Source: Kervarker: a-dreuz (data/content/breton/idioms.json#a-dreuz)
war-lerc'h
after, behind
prepositional adverb; fixed form
Source: Kervarker: war-lerc'h (data/content/breton/idioms.json#war-lerc'h)
bremañ-souden
in a moment, just now
Source: Kervarker: bremañ-souden (data/content/breton/idioms.json#bremañ-souden)
a-bep-eil
alternately, by turns
Source: Kervarker: a-bep-eil (data/content/breton/idioms.json#a-bep-eil)
war ar marc'had
moreover, on top of that
literally 'on the market'
Source: devri: marc'had (data/content/breton/idioms.json#war ar marc'had)
dre vras
roughly, in general
soft mutation b to v after dre
Source: Kervarker: dre vras (data/content/breton/idioms.json#dre vras)
a-walc'h
enough
Source: Kervarker: a-walc'h (data/content/breton/idioms.json#a-walc'h)
war ar maez
in the countryside
Source: Devri: maez (https://devri.bzh/recherche/?q=maez) (data/content/breton/idioms.json#war ar maez)
war-eeun
directly, straight ahead
Source: Kervarker: war-eeun (data/content/breton/idioms.json#war-eeun)
a-bep tu
on every side, everywhere
Source: Kervarker: tu (data/content/breton/idioms.json#a-bep tu)
kalz a draoù
a lot of things
quantifier + partitive a
Source: Kervarker: kalz (data/content/breton/idioms.json#kalz a draoù)
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